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May 26, 2025
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Illustrator script

  • May 26, 2025
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Hi everyone, could someone help me create a basic script for Adobe Illustrator (which I'll expand on later for my own needs) for text replacement? Something like this:

Find: character "a" in "Minion Pro Regular" Replace with: "b" in "Times New Roman Regular"

Thank you very much!

Correct answer Kurt Gold

Mark (m1b) recently posted a basic Find/Replace script that may serve as a starting point.

 

Finding specific fonts or character styles is not incorporated yet, but it could be implemented.

 

https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/find-and-change-in-an-action/m-p/15270851

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Kurt Gold
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May 26, 2025

Have you already created some code that may be used as the basis for improvements? If so, you could share it here for inspection.

 

Or are you looking for some raw version as a starting point for your own efforts?

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May 27, 2025

Hi, thanks for the reply.

I am looking for some raw version as a starting point that do this find/replace:
Find: character "a" in "Minion Pro Regular" Replace with: "b" in "Times New Roman Regular"

A sort of FindChangebyList used in InDesign.

Kurt Gold
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Community Expert
May 27, 2025

Mark (m1b) recently posted a basic Find/Replace script that may serve as a starting point.

 

Finding specific fonts or character styles is not incorporated yet, but it could be implemented.

 

https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/find-and-change-in-an-action/m-p/15270851